Architecture; which can be understood in its most basic sense as a form of enclosure created with an aesthetic intent; first made its appearance in the Prehistoric Age. From its earliest developments; architecture changed over time and in different cultures in response to changing cultural needs; aesthetic interests; materials; and techniques. The A to Z of Architecture provides information on architects like Frank Lloyd Wright; Tadao Ando; Leon Battista Alberti; Filippo Brunelleschi; Michelangelo; and Konstantin Stepanovich Melnikov; as well as on famous structures like the Acropolis; the Colosseum; the Forbidden City; Machu Pichu; Notre Dame; the Pyramids of Giza; Stonehenge; and the World Trade Center. The dictionary examines the development of architecture over the centuries through a chronology; an introductory essay; a bibliography; and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the major architects; well-known buildings; time periods; styles; building types; and materials in world architecture.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A fine addition to any scholarly collection comparing archeology and artBy Midwest Book ReviewMuseums are not just storehouses for old stuff. "Museums and the Construction of Disciplines: Art and Archaeology in Nineteenth-Century Britain" is a scholarly discussion of the debate of museums in the nineteenth century where there was a debate between what to classify much of the ancient art that was found - was it a representation of art; or should it be icons of that culture? Thought provoking reading about the thin line that divide the two disciples; "Museums and the Construction of Disciplines" is a fine addition to any scholarly collection comparing archeology and art.